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Numbers 3:8

Israel

6 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

7 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.

They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

9 Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.

10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
KJV
And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
WEB
They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
ASV
And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
DARBY
And they shall keep all the utensils of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
BLB
And they shall attend to all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and to the needs of the sons of Israel, to do the work of the tabernacle.
ÅB
Og de skal ta vare på alt som hører til sammenkomstens telt, og på det som Israels barn skulle varetatt; og slik skal de utføre tjenesten ved tabernaklet.
OTB
De er ansvarlige for alt inventaret i telthelligdommen, og de skal oppfylle israelittenes forpliktelser ved å forvalte arbeidet med tabernaklet.
B1930
Og de skal ta vare på alt som hører til sammenkomstens telt, og på det som Israels barn skulde varetatt; og således skal de utføre tjenesten ved tabernaklet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 4:15

    When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.

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  • Isaiah 52:11

    Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.

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  • Ezra 8:24–30

    Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

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  • Numbers 4:28

    This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

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  • Numbers 10:21

    Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

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  • Numbers 4:33

    This is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:20–28

    Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.

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  • Numbers 10:17

    Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.

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